TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
05/27/2113
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6638 - SATURDAY, MAY 27TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Midland RockHounds (16-33) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 7 10 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (23-26) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 8 14 0
Naturals Get Thrilling 8-7 Win
Thanks in large part to designated hitter John Vargo, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals clipped the Midland RockHounds, 8-7, in 10 innings. Vargo was 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. With the win, the Naturals improved to 23-26.

The Naturals got a clutch hit from shortstop Ivan Alvarado. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Naturals.

"We didn't play well enough to win," Midland skipper Jay Mizrahi said.
MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Greenfield LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .181 0 9
D. Church RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .253 1 11
C. Martin 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .263 5 20
J. Vargas CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .283 7 27
S. Kretzinger C 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .227 2 14
L. Trotman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .185 0 5
T. Williams SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .240 4 16
S. Morgan DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 1 13
D. Sorenson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .245 1 2
Totals 39 7 10 7 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Vargas (12, 3rd Inning off C. Cho, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kretzinger (6, 10th Inning off H. Evans, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Williams (4, 2nd Inning off C. Cho, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Martin (5, 5th Inning off C. Cho, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Greenfield , D. Church , C. Martin 5 , J. Vargas 3 , S. Kretzinger 2 , L. Trotman , T. Williams 4 , D. Sorenson
2-out RBI: D. Church , J. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Greenfield , S. Kretzinger 2 , T. Williams
Hit by Pitch: C. Martin , L. Trotman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Kretzinger (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hall RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .233 2 13
B. Hair LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .269 2 7
J. Vargo DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .294 7 22
W. Raffety 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 3 15
X. Gilbert 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .201 6 25
   a-T. Chavez 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 4 14
T. Valadez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 5 29
J. Beltran 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .295 7 20
I. Alvarado SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .286 2 10
A. Dorsey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-M. Pereira PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 3
   c-F. Gonzales C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 3
Totals 42 8 14 8 2 9 11      
a - T. Chavez substituted for X. Gilbert in the 9th
b - M. Pereira pinch hit for A. Dorsey in the 9th
c - F. Gonzales substituted for M. Pereira in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hair (4, 1st Inning off N. Sanford, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Pereira (3, 9th Inning off K. Rishko, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Vargo (2, 10th Inning off B. Caruso, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Beltran (7, 7th Inning off N. Sanford, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vargo (7, 8th Inning off K. Rishko, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Hall 3 , B. Hair 3 , J. Vargo 8 , T. Chavez , T. Valadez , J. Beltran 4 , I. Alvarado , A. Dorsey , M. Pereira 2
2-out RBI: G. Hall , J. Vargo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hair , J. Vargo , W. Raffety , X. Gilbert , T. Valadez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Hall 3 (31) , J. Vargo (4) , X. Gilbert (7) , T. Chavez (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hair(Greenfield at 3rd base))
MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Sanford 7.0 7 3 2 0 5 1 109 6.37   
K. Rishko 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 38 3.25   
B. Caruso L (0-5), BS (1) 0.1 4 3 2 1 1 0 25 8.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Sanford 58
Batters Faced: N. Sanford 28, K. Rishko 10, B. Caruso 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Sanford 9-7, K. Rishko 0-3, B. Caruso 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Sanford 109-74, K. Rishko 38-28, B. Caruso 25-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cho 8.0 7 3 3 1 8 2 121 3.12   
H. Evans BS (3) 1.1 3 4 3 1 2 0 28 2.95   
A. Kenney W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cho 63
Batters Faced: C. Cho 32, H. Evans 9, A. Kenney 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cho 6-10, H. Evans 0-1, A. Kenney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cho 121-80, H. Evans 28-16, A. Kenney 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kenney 1-0
WP: C. Cho
Hit Batsmen: H. Evans 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Vargo
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 6409
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